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Why is Tony Blair spinning for Egypt’s military rulers?
Tony Blair’s support for the Egyptian military puts the lie to the former prime minister’s repeated declarations of support for democracy and human rights.
Boris, not Bob Crow, is the one behaving outrageously
When Boris ran for office in 2008, he opposed the closure of 40 ticket offices by his predecessor Ken Livingstone.
The student loan sell-off is reviving the student movement
By 2015, the coalition will have landed another right hook on the collective jawbone of students and graduates with the planned privatisation of student debt.
We need restrictions on non-resident purchases of UK homes
London property is now seen in terms of its investment potential, rather than something that should be meeting a basic social need for the capital’s residents.
Sulivan Primary: Hammersmith and Fulham Council leader responds
Following the decision to close top-performing Sulivan Primary School last month, I wrote about serious questions that two leading councillors had to answer about potential conflicts of interest in closing Sulivan. One of the councillors has now responded.
Neturei Karta: enemies not allies
The struggle for justice for the Palestinians is an urgent and necessary one, but is utterly discredited by allying ourselves with reactionaries.
Passengers face massive disruption if Boris’s cuts to ticket offices happen
Boris Johnson entered office in 2008 with a firm pledge to keep ticket offices open.
Fall in real wages longest for 50 years, says ONS
Workers have experienced the longest fall in real wages since at least 1964, new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.
Bedroom tax ‘iniquitous and inhumane’, say MSPs
The bedroom tax “is iniquitous and inhumane and may well breach tenants’ human rights”, according to a new report.
According to the IFS, people really are worse off under the Tories
Despite the sort of spin that we saw last Friday, people really are worse off under the Tories.